Great Prairie Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64665
- Capacity
- 1027 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Hansford, TX
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Great Prairie Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 4,093,824 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 45.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Great Prairie Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #1 of 249 Wind plants in TX#5 of 1442 nationally
1027 MW Wind operating in Hansford, TX — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
1,027 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.4179, -101.4641
County
Hansford, TX
Nearby Plants
- Porterhouse Wind (4) LLCWind79.8 MW · 7.0 km
- Great Plains Windpark LLCWind114 MW · 10.8 km
- Collins FacilityHydro1.2 MW · 13.6 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Great Prairie Wind LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Great Prairie Wind LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Great Prairie Wind is a 1,027 MW wind power plant located in Hansford County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2022 and is owned by NextEra Energy, with Great Prairie Wind LLC listed as the operator. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, specifically the GE2.82-127 model. These turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In its most recent year of operation, Great Prairie Wind generated 4,093,824 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.5%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Great Prairie Wind is ranked as the largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and fifth-largest nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
335.3K MWh
Latest Month
4.1M MWh
Annual Generation
45.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.GPWC.GPWC
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (4)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Deals·m and a
NextEra Energy Partners, LP to acquire major interest in renewables portfolios
NextEra Energy Partners, LP announced this week that it will acquire a 49 percent interest in an approximately 1.5 GW renewables portfolio.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (buyer)
Daily Energy Insider·3 years ago
Deals·m and a
NextEra Energy Partners, LP announces agreement to acquire an approximately 1,080-megawatt net interest in a portfolio of long-term contracted renewables projects and enters into new convertible equity portfolio financing
PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of NextEra...
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (buyer)NextEra (seller)
PR Newswire·3 years ago
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